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Odin21 · 09-08-2013, 19:31

At the risk of showing my ignorance, I thought that the MAST garment was supposed to help with otherwise non-compressible abdominal/pelvic hemorrhages, much like this. My basic understanding is that they are unwieldy, time consuming, have issues removing the device quickly in the OR, and no one uses them anymore. Would just an abdominal version of the MAST work any better for this type of injury than the full set of pants? Is there a better way to use the same air bag compression type technology than the MAST?

If you have any time I would be very interested to hear in how you were using other devices like the BP cuff for this type of injury. It sounds like this device does not work well even if somehow the National Guard ever could afford it. Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

09-08-2013, 19:31	#5
Odin21 Asset Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Western NC Posts: 32	MAST garment? At the risk of showing my ignorance, I thought that the MAST garment was supposed to help with otherwise non-compressible abdominal/pelvic hemorrhages, much like this. My basic understanding is that they are unwieldy, time consuming, have issues removing the device quickly in the OR, and no one uses them anymore. Would just an abdominal version of the MAST work any better for this type of injury than the full set of pants? Is there a better way to use the same air bag compression type technology than the MAST? If you have any time I would be very interested to hear in how you were using other devices like the BP cuff for this type of injury. It sounds like this device does not work well even if somehow the National Guard ever could afford it. Thank you very much for your time and expertise.
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